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On The Road – otmar – Zell am See

by Alain Chamot (1971-2020)|  November 29, 20198:00 am| 10 Comments

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I’m so glad to run this submission, it’s been far too long. I had planned to run this last Friday, of course, but screwed up the Thursday post time and so that then became Friday.

So, welcome one and all to Friday and another wonderful post from otmar!

 

fyi the mobile editor sucks and should be executed. Sorry for the confusion folks

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The last weekend in October, the kids were both away on a weekend sporting event and so my wife and I decided to visits friends in Zell am See. Zell is the capital city of the Pinzgau, one of the five provinces that make up Salzburg.

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KaprunOctober 26, 2019

We were pretty lucky with the weather. There was some fog in the morning, but that lifted while we were walking a nice path on the mountainside with their dogs (two Corgis, Bilbo and Dwalin). Arriving back at the cars, we could see Kaprun castle.

The high mountains in the background is the “Steinernes Meer”, part of the northern limestone alps.

Behind us, in the Kaprun valley hosts one of Austria’s most significant hydro energy infrastructure: a set of dams that can store electric energy by moving water between the artificial lakes. See https://www.verbund.com/en-at/about-verbund/power-plants/our-power-plants/kaprun-oberstufe-limberg-2

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Zell am See

The next day we hiked up a difference mountain (well, to be honest, we drove most of it and then continued on by foot).

 

This is the view in the reverse direction: towards the south, to Kaprun. The snow-covered peak is the Kitzsteinhorn. That’s a really neat skiing resort that makes use of the glacier.

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Zell am See

This is the view directly towards Zell. The mountain behind the village is the Schmittenhöhe which is used for alpine skiing.

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10Comments

  1. 1.

    Betty Cracker

    November 29, 2019 at 8:03 am

    I visited that area once many years ago. IMO, it’s one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

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    arrieve

    November 29, 2019 at 8:10 am

    @Betty Cracker:  Second that. I love that part of the world. Beautiful scenery and friendly people. Thanks, otmar!

  3. 3.

    eclare

    November 29, 2019 at 8:11 am

    Lovely photos!

  4. 4.

    hedgehog mobile

    November 29, 2019 at 8:29 am

    Gorgeous!

  5. 5.

    JPL

    November 29, 2019 at 9:18 am

    Wow!

  6. 6.

    Kattails

    November 29, 2019 at 10:00 am

    So beautiful! I might actually be induced to climb into a plane to visit that place.

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    Amir Khalid

    November 29, 2019 at 10:44 am

    That second photo: I was half-expecting the young Julie Andrews to show up in the frame and start singing. Am I a bad person?

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    Mary G

    November 29, 2019 at 11:23 am

    Hurray for the return of otmar! Those are spectacular views.

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    otmar

    November 29, 2019 at 3:40 pm

    @Amir Khalid: I still haven’t seen that movie.

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    RSA

    November 29, 2019 at 4:59 pm

    Lovely pictures! Evocative–I used to live a couple of hours away by car, and I appreciate the memories of that part of the world. Thanks.

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